Adam Price (3-7) and Harvey Eltham (3-36) sparked a collapse at Oxford 2nd, where Cumnor were in trouble until Carl Thompson (30) dragged them to 132.

Price (60no) and Vishane Perera (33) then took Oxford to 133-5 from 43.2 overs as the hosts passed their rivals in the table.

Will Sutcliffe (72), Hassam Mushtaq (68) and Michael Beard (43) took Thame Town to 255-5 from 53 overs after they elected to bat at home to Great Brickhill.

The visitors had a go after tea, with Michael Baker (49) and Anton de Beer (41) giving them hope, but Mushtaq took 5-70 and Mike Higgs picked up 3-30 to leave Brickhill on 222-9.

Tiddington edged towards safety by beating Wolverton Town and so all but ending their opponents’ title aspirations.

Sam Hollingshead produced another super show, taking 5-35 from 13 overs to help dismiss Town for 165. Zak Wade (46) and Shahzad Mohammad (40) scored more than half the runs.

Opener Tom Rowley (33) and veteran Jon Talbot (51) looked like taking the hosts to an easy win, before Naeem Shahzad (3-19) almost turned the game on its head. But Tiddington eventually made it to 166-8 with 16 balls to spare.

Buckingham Town need 15 points from their final three matches to secure the title after brushing aside Twyford.

The hosts collapsed once Bilal Afzal was out for 59, with James Gear taking 6-46 to bowl them out for 156.

Ashley Pearson (41) and Callum Price (37) ensured the result was never in doubt, and although Rory Lyon took 3-50 Town cruised to 157-3.

Horspath 2nd breezed to an easy 69-run victory at Abingdon Vale on Saturday to thrust themselves into the thick of the Division 2 title race.

On a day when neither of the top two could manage a win, Horspath moved within 14 points of the summit with three matches to go and 75 points to play for.

Their two remaining home games – against Cublington and Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts – are eminently winnable, so all could hang on their visit to fellow contenders Long Marston on Saturday, August 30.

Put in to bat on a typically slow Hales Meadow pitch, Horspath’s total of 174-9 was more impressive than it might sound.

Talented youngster Jake Taylor continues to make his mark for Cumnor 3rd who defeated hosts Banbury 5th by 26 runs in their Division 8 clash.

The 13-year-old carried his bat for 85 and as wicket-keeper was on the field for every ball.

He has now scored 216 runs for once out in four weeks. Cumnor made 215-5 then skittled Banbury for 189.

In Division 6, Asad Rafiq scored exactly 100 not out in Horspath 3rd’s 221-6. That proved too much for hosts Childrey & Childrey 2nd, who slipped to 102 all out.

Sandford St Martin 2nd made hay at home to Abingdon Vale 3rd in Division 7, but couldn’t force the victory despite clocking up a mammoth 278-3. Mark Cook was the star with 124. In reply, Vale finished on 156-8.

Den Harvey took 5-17 for Witney Mills 2nd as Bledlow Village 3rd were shot out for 66 in Division 9.

Mills eased their way to success with 67-2.

Aston Rowant 4th enjoyed a comfortable 116-run triumph at home to Shipton-under-Wychwood 4th who were dismissed for 100.

Billy Morris took 5-6 as Shipton chased a total of 216-6.

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